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The European Union previously told WhatsApp to stop sharing users' information with Facebook.

They didn't believe people using it (the likes of you and I) had consented, or fully understood exactly what and how their information was being shared.

But this could change by the summer.

Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon, the lead EU regulator on privacy issues for Facebook said that the European Union might have a change of heart.

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Whatsapp uses encryption to keep your messages secure, but the European Union data protection bods fear that information could be sent to Facebook and link you to your profile

"I think we are in agreement with the parties — WhatsApp and Facebook — that the quality of the information provided to users could have been clearer, could have been more transparent and could have been expressed in simpler terms," she told Reuters in an interview.

"We are working towards a solution on that."

It's not clear exactly what information will be shared, but it will mean personal information including phone numbers and usage could be linked to your social media profile.

The more information Facebook has about you, the more money it can make from advertisers who want to target specific types of people.